Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-29

NNhiuv coult "a, In more marked con
tr.,St than the two ends oi hr~lrert known
as Park place. It may be- described at
present rs beginning near the po~toIitcr
aud ending at thrwatyr front and water
melons There were more watrrmrlous
down at the foot of Park TOW yesterday
than have been seen there before this SEA
son. and that I- >.,y .ug q sIr.', deal.
Er,t,rdl, morning q little blackboard
ON TIE p,rJ %. the ocean steamship com.
pluy of Savannah 1' ,hr foot g., Park row,
announced tu,r the steamship Augusta.
wltna biz Cargo ot NlfrrmrIuuS amt SET
rl,I zuuilrru people coming north UEael
rE..,i, frf-Itu that @ is cool here. had passed
a, I.aEramd~ Al 1890 O'Clock t@r buy
IRON steamship swept upt" hrr pier anu
then nr-,, huJ pJutymomum broke
loose Scores e.. h,g TRUCKS with yelling
pcrspII,ug d,J,r,a sggugg,rd Tor g.r"r= oh
the pier. and the police officer "n duty
there shouted hIusrlt hrurr trying L"
keep each in his place.
When the passengers had ieti the snlp
the watermelous diSemburGtd. There
were about o. UuU ui them, and a seemed
iron, the noise made ~ the men VINO uu-
loaded them that there WIS our man e"
every melon There were, however, only
sJu men. Etch wore q irro.rtty uuth. "I
AN uudtrShIrl and q pair ~. oNela.ls. The
prr>prrtrlou -trruuri from rurm Uulu
they looked as n they had been bathing M
watermelon Juice by way OF keeping
enough moisture in the system they stop
ned now and thea TO seize the hIu7hIng
yituls of "a watcrmsIUE that had been trar-
turpd coming ashore. Piles OF these broken
melons accumulated ou the pier. Tn" red
of the interior OF the melon aud the ucH
.,rrcn OF the rluds, with the black hull OF
the iron steamships 4 background, mail"
a striking combination OF colors.
When the. broken melons had thrown out
rl,ir red signals. several small huyS All
swrrrd them with gtvat PrumPiu,sS am"
u..,ue the soul of the police officer weary.
The country boy, who yiUdrs the luWei $
bulIdog ct dodgt- the contents 90. his ~hol-
GUN. steals u melon aud lu-~ It Oh lui"
some uulvt corner ut the Crruucid. ih"H7
be. LIs uu and excitement, hut u'- eNprll.
,u,,- .,r,. tame h,.~ld- the melon r-rIpadr'
.t these city BOYS who never saw corn
field. The country hoy, after me a.'S car
RED a melon hiit mile aud then eur H.
often finds 1t j., green Tie r,ty hoy mas
tn rum mo- -uru chances. tie merely runs
fhr Gauntlet o.. the police To the end oi the
pirr. s,IzrS the biggest piece of melon he
r.u lind. ,ku'ks hrh:nd trucks tIl. he grt'
near the pier entrance and then makes ).
desperate dash Tor some place OF >.ur,E
| where NE en- yorge himself and get ihs
/ cholera morbuS uuwolested.
/ About lu per cent OF "a CARGO oi melons
| Is lost through hrrakage aut other causes,
/ said 70 dealer. "lud sometimes ] think u
r.r cent OF this loss arrmulHtr< ON the
dock. Say l-O,uou melons week come
/ lu here. That would owe the boys S,"uu
melons a w,eN.
A reporter went in the big vessel s
melon hold To see the men unloading the
cargo. Every uiuut, q man would make
/ toward hun with hig, hulrjug wherl"ar-
row. and yell. Look cat, there
lie would looI, in that direction only to
collide with another wheetharrow, amt pro.
woke the terribly powerful profanity OF
another man Each car lot OF melons was
separated from each other lot with sort
of wooden cage, labelled with the name oil
| the ropsiguet. 4 ear load Is from Loco to
| 500 melons. and the freight amounts to
ahout 500. The Charleston and Mallory
| lines bring their contributions 70 the great
Supplv. and even IN the less busy seasons
/ the arrivals have amounted TO 2uu,u"" q
week. which, nj the lowest price. would
make the amount invested IN melons IN
/ New York every week something beyond
I the comprehension ot the honest iaTiueT
with his little 10 by - hill patches
There is. too, one character among the
many dealers on the long pier at the foot
of Park pllce who would take the concert
out of the average country hoy who raises
his little crop OF melons FOX home con
SUMPTION. Every such boy prldts himself
that he can surpass every other boy IN
telling Wbrther a melon Is ripe ug not with
out pluggiug Il dad thus running It's future
usefulness Each hos hes his iayorlte rule
far diagnosing melon. case without dis
..rti,r and hr will tell You all about It..
Their. a. ~ old melon dealer ON the pier,
I,r,ss Tierne, by name, who has the rep
nt,tiopof having never been fooled with a
ICON melon. He cannot tel you no" 10
decide by outward evidence the inward
st,ts of a melon, hut he does NJ. tie ""EN
biy melons and cannot afford To De- l0"''''.
Another expert Is John MaIiey, Duyei